Lausanne-Sport fires coach Ilija Borenovic. And: Roger Federer wants to return to the tennis tour this year. The most important sports news at a glance.
Nordic skiing: The cross-country skier Roman Furger travels to Beijing late
Roman Furger, here in 2018 at his last Olympics.
currently The Swiss cross-country skier Roman Furger will only travel to Beijing for the Olympic Games on Monday, February 7th. Participation in the sprint competition on Wednesday, February 9th, is too early due to the late arrival.
Furger tested positive for the corona virus in preparation for the Winter Games. As a result, a scheduled arrival with the team was not possible. The 31-year-old has now submitted several negative tests.
Furger is scheduled for the 50 km competition. The line-up for the men’s relay will be announced after the 15K individual start.
Soccer: FCZ and Vasilije Janjicic, who has recovered from cancer, are terminating their contract
Vasilije Janjicic, here in a friendly against SC Freiburg.
(sda) FC Zurich and Vasilije Janjicic are going their separate ways with immediate effect. As the Super League leader announced, the contract with the 23-year-old midfielder was terminated by mutual agreement.
After surviving cancer, Janjicic was only used sporadically for the FCZ second team in the Promotion League. The former Swiss U-21 international with Serbian roots played 12 games in the Super League for his home club.
Janjicic will continue his career with the Slovenian first division club NK Celje, with whom he has signed a contract that runs until the summer of 2024.
Tennis: Federer wants to return to the tour this year
(sda) Roger Federer gave an update on his state of health during a sponsorship interview. The Basel bidder confirmed his intention to return to the ATP tour this year. Federer took stock of the long road to rehabilitation after his third operation on his right knee in August last year.
“I still can’t run. But I work out in the gym every day. I really hope to be able to use my knee again in two to three weeks,” he said. “Then we will see how the body reacts so that we can hit the ball again in April or May.” Federer emphasized that he was fully motivated even at the age of 40.
Federer’s last serious fight was more than half a year ago. Last July he lost in three sets in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon to Hubert Hurkacz from Poland.
Football: Lausanne-Sport dismisses head coach Borenovic
Ilija Borenovic did not start an easy job at Lausanne-Sport with a weakened squad.
(sda) Ilija Borenovic is no longer the coach of Lausanne-Sport. The Super League penultimate and the 39-year-old Serb agreed to end the job. Lausanne-Sport lost 5-1 to St. Gallen when the championship resumed on Sunday. Many fans let their anger run wild after the poor performance.
Like FC Luzern, who still have one point less, the Vaud people are in an awkward position in the Super League. They won only two out of 19 games with six draws. The saving 8th place held by St. Gallen is already seven points away. Borenovic is the fourth Super League coach to be sacked during the season, after Abel Braga (Lugano), Marco Walker (Sion) and Fabio Celestini (Lucerne).
According to the club, they want to announce their successor very soon. For his part, Borenovic didn’t have it easy as the successor to Giorgio Contini, because the squad emerged from last summer’s transfer period significantly weakened.
Ski Freestyle: Aerials athlete Bouvard cannot go to Beijing
(sda) A knee injury prevents Carol Bouvard from participating in the Olympic ski freestyle discipline Aerials. The 24-year-old from Zurich suffered a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament in Ruka, Finland, at the beginning of December. A final stress test has now revealed that the trip to China makes no sense.
The loss is particularly important in mixed competitions. Eleven months ago, Bouvard won silver behind Russia at the World Championships in Almaty with Pirmin Werner and Noé Roth.
Alexandra Bär now jumps into the breach. The 19-year-old from Uitikon in Zurich will fly to Beijing in the coming days.
Soccer: FC Basel brings in a Russian as a replacement for Cabral
Fedor Tschalow (right) is a new striker for FC Basel.
(sda) FC Basel reacts to the departure of goalgetter Arthur Cabral by signing Fedor Tschalow. The 23-year-old Russian from CSKA Moscow is loaned to Basel until the end of the season.
Chalow was once considered a great talent in Russia. At the age of 18, the center forward made his debut in the first team of CSKA Moscow. Since then he has scored 45 goals in 138 league games. This season, however, he has only scored three times in 16 games.
Chalow played three international matches for Russia’s national team between March 2019 and November 2020.